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Galax and the towns of Hillsville and Independence invite kids of all ages to Halloween night fun on Monday.

The Galax Downtown Association is planning this year’s Downtown Halloween Bash that is set for 5-8 p.m. on Oct. 31.

Local businesses, churches and organizations are encouraged to gather downtown to play games, give treats to children of all ages and enjoy an outing for the entire family. The bash offers children a fun and safe place to enjoy the evening’s festivities and to gather treats.

INDEPENDENCE — Dr. Robert Benish will appear on the ballot again this year during a special election on Nov. 8 to fill the at-large seat on the Grayson County School Board.

The winner of this year’s election will serve out the remainder of Tim “T.T.” Carico’s unexpired term, which ends Dec. 31, 2019. Carico, who won the seat in last year’s election, died from injuries sustained in an ATV accident in July.

HILLSVILLE – A Georgia woman was charged with multiple offenses after a short police chase on Interstate 77 in Carroll County.

According to Trooper C.H. Campbell with the Virginia State Police, Jammie Lee Aughenbaugh, 28, of Gary, Ga., was traveling south on I-77 on Oct. 21. Around 1 a.m., Campbell said he clocked Aughenbaugh near Exit 19 for excessive speed, with a radar reading of 92 MPH in a 65 MPH zone.

There was a time when Frank Levering of Cana was more than just a stage director, playwright and orchard owner.

There was a time when he made a monster.

This Saturday night, that creature crawls out of cinematic obscurity to terrify audiences again, as the Friends of the Sidna Allen House hosts a fundraiser featuring a screening of “Parasite,” co-written by Levering.

The movie will be shown at the historic Rex Theater in Galax on Oct. 29.

Virginia State Police have confirmed that an Independence man died Oct. 25 from injuries received in a motorcycle accident on Pleasant Grove Road in Grayson County.

State police received a 911 call and responded to the scene of a single vehicle fatality that occurred at 9:40 p.m. Tuesday on Route 698 (Pleasant Grove Road), three-tenths of a mile south of U.S. 58 (Grayson Parkway).

A structure fire on Tower Road at 1:53 p.m. Tuesday in Galax destroyed an outbuilding and burnt trees and brush adjacent to it.

“It was an outbuilding storing car parts, lawnmowers and things like that,” said Chief David Hankley of the Galax Volunteer Fire Department, which responded. “We don’t know what started it. The homeowner’s son was home and heard a noise, which sounded like a boom. He looked outside, and the building was on fire.”

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has a lead over Republican contender Donald Trump in Virginia, where she appears to be well ahead in the population centers of Hampton Roads, the Richmond area and northern Virginia, according to a poll commissioned by the Virginia Chamber of Commerce.

DUBLIN — If you’re interested in comics and/or classic cars, New River Community College in Dublin is the place to be on Saturday.

NRCC’s third annual comic con will be held at 117 Edwards Hall and is sponsored by the library. A new event, sponsored by the automotive technology department, will feature classic cars at a “Campus Cruise-In” in parking lots G and H. Both events will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and are family-friendly, open to the public and free of charge.

Not friendly
I am calling about a male worker for the Town of Hillsville that is unfriendly. You look at him and speak and he looks at you like you are crazy. The mayor of Hillsville is very friendly but there are certain other males that are very unfriendly. Get a personality.